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    Quote Originally Posted by Titus View Post
    Probably not the best direction to take your offense when you are going against rotary boy.

    What he said. The new car makes 178 hp/L.

    Besides, hp/L is a pretty silly metric anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by altiain View Post
    What he said. The new car makes 178 hp/L.

    Besides, hp/L is a pretty silly metric anyway.
    How about foot-pounds?
    Maybe 4 wheels aren't so bad after all... wickett.org
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    Quote Originally Posted by srivendel View Post
    Touche, but his engine won't have to be rebuilt at 80,000 miles.

    S.
    You kiddin' me? Rotary engines are a maintenance item. We don't have timing belts, so we just replace the whole engine every 60,000 miles.

    As for transmissions, I've never blown one up in a Mazda... but my Prelude got a new one at 28k and my Accord got one earlier this spring at 75k.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Titus View Post
    I know... I just felt like going after you with a spoon.

    I have read many pages of internet debates on that subject over the last few years. They only thing I have really learned is that I hold a little bit of pitty for everyone who feels that they have to argue the topic to death.
    Yeah, I can see the different sides, but I'm not going to sit and argue about it. I might if somebody is paying me to
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    Quote Originally Posted by altiain View Post
    Besides, hp/L is a pretty silly metric anyway.
    metric has me all messed up right now in DG Why use the arch. scale when most of the problems are metric
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    Quote Originally Posted by altiain View Post
    You kiddin' me? Rotary engines are a maintenance item. We don't have timing belts, so we just replace the whole engine every 60,000 miles.

    As for transmissions, I've never blown one up in a Mazda... but my Prelude got a new one at 28k and my Accord got one earlier this spring at 75k.
    I went through 2 trannies in the Miata, and 2 diff's. At least I have 100k miles of free replacement parts now I just hope I don't have to use my warranty.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tailchaser View Post
    How about foot-pounds?
    ft lbs/cu in
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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam Payrot View Post
    ft lbs/cu in
    ft lbs / Liter... I'll start the bar at 134... and no... that's NOT the Miata.
    Maybe 4 wheels aren't so bad after all... wickett.org
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    well he was complaining about metric
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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam Payrot View Post
    well he was complaining about metric
    and I was trying to make it worse!
    Maybe 4 wheels aren't so bad after all... wickett.org
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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam Payrot View Post
    metric has me all messed up right now in DG Why use the arch. scale when most of the problems are metric
    Because if you get a job in the US, there's a good chance you won't be using metric. I work for a Swedish company, and all of our rigs are designed in the good ol' IPS (inch/pounds/seconds) system.
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    Quote Originally Posted by altiain View Post
    Because if you get a job in the US, there's a good chance you won't be using metric. I work for a Swedish company, and all of our rigs are designed in the good ol' IPS (inch/pounds/seconds) system.
    It's just aggravating spending $65 on supplies and having to go spend another $20 that you didn't know about. I don't mind using IPS, but it really sucks when they tell you to buy one scale and the problems aren't in that scale.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam Payrot View Post
    ft lbs/cu in
    OK fine, how about Nm / radian of revloution when the engine is spinning at 1587280 degrees per minute and the ambient temp is 295 degrees Kelvin at sea level?
    (The sea level should make this an easy one)

    Just kidding
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nexus Flux View Post
    Blah Blah Blah... Needs a Flux Capacitor ... Blah Blah

    264,550 RPM @ -137 F ???
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    Oh Joy!
    The move comes just days before the federal government is expected to propose a rule requiring that all passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. be equipped with stability control. Phase-in of such a rule would take at least three years.
    Last edited by POS Racing; 09-13-2006 at 12:09 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by POS Racing View Post
    That's right. Why mandate smarter drivers (through more rigorous driver's education and more stringent test requirements), when we can just legislate smarter cars?
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